Thanks for making a thread spelling it out in plain English for everyone Ryan. The 3DS outpacing the original DS especially in America has been known for awhile, and yet mainstream industry analysts like Pachter continue to put the notion out there that the 3DS is just stinking it up in sales.
I remember during one of Gametrailer's E3 Bonus Round episodes Pachter was bashing the sales of the 3DS, and then Shane quickly pointed out that it had sold more than the original DS had at the same point in its life, and Pachter responded with something like "oh, that's just marketing spin" or something. Since when is a statistical fact that disproves the whole point he was trying to make about 3DS sales being terrible considered "marketing spin"?
Plus, unlike the original DS, the 3DS had some big heavy hitters in its 1st year like Mario 3D Land and MK7, whereas the only notable games the DS had within its first year were a port of SM64 and Nintendogs, unless you include holiday '05 which gave us MK DS and Metroid Hunters.
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
